Kanosuke New Born 8mo Feb 18/Nov 18

Kanosuke New Born 8mo Feb 18/Nov 18

Official bottling 
Single malt - Kyushu
Dark gold
58% ABV
Dram

Nose: Apples, malted grains, honey, leather, cloves, musk, hints of roast chicken. With water, brass polish, wet stones, honey, apples, hints of roast chicken. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, syrupy, oily, tingly. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Apples, popcorn, honey, leather, malted grains, dark chocolate, raisins, cloves. With water, leather, vanilla, strawberry laces, apples, malted grains. 
Finish: Long. Dark chocolate, brass polish, popcorn, cloves, hints of musk. 

Comments: 

For an 8 month old whisky, the depth of flavour is remarkable. Huge whiffs of apple and popcorn offset sweet chocolatey notes. It’s excellent stuff, and as whisky generally tends to improve, the sky’s the limit for this one.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.